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Anything more than correspondence school was out of the question。 
“I thought the timing was still undecided;” Edward reminded me softly。 “You might enjoy a semester or 
two of college。 There are a lot of human experiences you’ve never had。” 
“I’ll get to those afterward。” 
“They won’t be human experiences afterward。 You don’t get a second chance at humanity; Bella。” 
I sighed。 “You’ve got to be reasonable about the timing; Edward。 It’s just too dangerous to mess around 
with。” 
“There’s no danger yet;” he insisted。 
I glared at him。 No danger? Sure。 I only had a sadistic vampire trying to avenge her mate’s death with my 
own; preferably through some slow and torturous method。 Who was worried about Victoria? And; oh yeah; 
the Volturi — the vampire royal family with their small army of vampire warriors — who insisted that my heart 
stop beating one way or another in the near future; because humans weren’t allowed to know they existed。 
Right。 No reason at all to panic。 
Even with Alice keeping watch — Edward was relying on her uncannily accurate visions of the future to 
give us advance warning — it was insane to take chances。 
Besides; I’d already won this argument。 The date for my transformation was tentatively set for shortly after 
my graduation from high school; only a handful of weeks away。 
A sharp jolt of unease pierced my stomach as I realized how short the time really was。 Of course this 
change was necessary — and the key to what I wanted more than everything else in the world put together — 
but I was deeply conscious of Charlie sitting in the other room enjoying his game; just like every other night。 
And my mother; Renée; far away in sunny Florida; still pleading with me to spend the summer on the beach 
with her and her new husband。 And Jacob; who; unlike my parents; would know exactly what was going on 
when I disappeared to some distant school。 Even if my parents didn’t grow suspicious for a long time; even if I 
could put off visits with excuses about travel expenses or study loads or illnesses; Jacob would know the truth。 
For a moment; the idea of Jacob’s certain revulsion overshadowed every other pain。 
“Bella;” Edward murmured; his face twisting when he read the distress in mine。 “There’s no hurry。 I won’t 
let anyone hurt you。 You can take all the time you need。” 
“I want to hurry;” I whispered; smiling weakly; trying to make a joke of it。 “I want to be a monster; too。” 
His teeth clenched; he spoke through them。 “You have no idea what you’re saying。” Abruptly; he flung the 
damp newspaper onto the table in between us。 His finger stabbed the headline on the front page: 


   DEATH TOLL ON THE RISE; POLICE FEAR GANG ACTIVITY 

“What does that have to do with anything?” 
“Monsters are not a joke; Bella。” 

I stared at the headline again; and then up to his hard expression。 “A 。 。 。 a vampire is doing this?” I 
whispered。 
He smiled without humor。 His voice was low and cold。 “You’d be surprised; Bella; at how often my kind 
are the source behind the horrors in your human news。 It’s easy to recognize; when you know what to look 
for。 The information here indicates a newborn vampire is loose in Seattle。 Bloodthirsty; wild; out of control。 
The way we all were。” 
I let my gaze drop to the paper again; avoiding his eyes。 
“We’ve been monitoring the situation for a few weeks。 All the signs are there — the unlikely 
disappearances; always in the night; the poorly disposedof corpses; the lack of other evidence。 。 。 。 Yes; 
someone brandnew。 And no one seems to be taking responsibility for the neophyte。 。 。 。” He took a deep 
breath。 “Well; it’s not our problem。 We wouldn’t even pay attention to the situation if wasn’t going on so close 
to home。 Like I said; this happens all the time。 The existence of monsters results in monstrous consequences。” 
I tried not to see the names on the page; but they jumped out from the rest of the print like they were in 
bold。 The five people whose lives were over; whose families were mourning now。 It was different from 
considering murder in the abstract; reading those names。 Maureen Gardiner; Geoffrey Campbell; Grace Razi; 
Michelle O’Connell; Ronald Albrook。 People who’d had parents and children and friends and pets and jobs 
and hopes and plans and memories and futures。 。 。 。 
“It won’t be the same for me;” I whispered; half to myself。 “You won’t let me be like that。 We’ll live in 
Antarctica。” 
Edward snorted; breaking the tension。 “Penguins。 Lovely。” 
I laughed a shaky laugh and knocked the paper off the table so I wouldn’t have to see those names; it hit 
the linoleum with a thud。 Of course Edward would consider the hunting possibilities。 He and his “vegetarian” 
family — all mitted to protecting human life — preferred the flavor of large predators for satisfying their 
dietary needs。 “Alaska; then; as planned。 Only somewhere much more remote than Juneau — somewhere 
with grizzlies galore。” 
“Better;” he allowed。 “There are polar bears; too。 Very fierce。 And the wolves get quite large。” 
My mouth fell open and my breath blew out in a sharp gust。 
“What’s wrong?” he asked。 Before I could recover; the confusion vanished and his whole body seemed to 
harden。 “Oh。 Never mind the wolves; then; if the idea is offensive to you。” His voice was stiff; formal; his 
shoulders rigid。 
“He was my best friend; Edward;” I muttered。 It stung to use the past tense。 “Of course the idea offends 
me。” 
“Please forgive my thoughtlessness;” he said; still very formal。 “I shouldn’t have suggested that。” 
“Don’t worry about it。” I stared at my hands; clenched into a double fist on the table。 
We were both silent for a moment; and then his cool finger was under my chin; coaxing my face up。 His 
expression was much softer now。 
“Sorry。 Really。” 
“I know。 I know it’s not the same thing。 I shouldn’t have reacted that way。 It’s just that 。 。 。 well; I was 
already thinking about Jacob before you came over。” I hesitated。 His tawny eyes seemed to get a little bit 
darker whenever I said Jacob’s name。 My voice turned plead
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